Starbucks...Seattle outlets flogging booze! Burger King Fast-food cocktails to go!

The reining java King has sauntered into the alcoholic beverage market!

According to recent news reports, four of Starbucks trendy cafes in Seattle are  now serving up beer and wine to take the edge off the day.

Of course - there will always be an ample supply of tongue-twisting coffee specials to jump-start the day at the crack-of-dawn - too (as usual).

Word out of Florida is that two Sonic restaurants have followed the lead of Burger King after the fast-food giant introduced "Whopper Bars" in Miami, Las Vegas, and Kansas City.

Flogging thirst-quenching ales and soothing sips of cool quality wines may boost sales, but as far as the critics are concerned, the combination of fast-food and mood-elevating beverages at the drive-thru may lead to a slippery road to hell.

I worry more about my pocketbook.

Beers are being sold at Starbucks for $5.00 a bottle while wine soars in price at a pricey $9.00 a glass.

Personally, I'd rather pick up a six-pack at the local grocery and save a fortune (and my life) in the process on the way home where I'm about to become a couch potato for the night!

Amen!

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Curtis Stone...Celebrity Chef hosts Penfolds Premiere Grange Dinner! San Francisco!



That - oh! so sexy! - top celebrity Chef "Curtis Stone" (TV personality extraordinaire!) - jets into the bay area next week to host a chi chi Vintage Wine tasting event and dinner.

The spikey-haired blond hottie - with the puppy-dog eyes and captivating measured speech - doesn't come on the cheap!

The glittering soiree - being pushed by his slick handlers as an ultra-tony "Premiere Grange Dinner" (sponsored by Penfolds Vintage Wine Cellars) - is selling out fast at $350 a pop!

The elite few who attend will have a delicous opportunity to sample a dazzling array of sought-after wines, such as Penfolds Grange Shiraz (2006), Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz (2007), Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon (2008), Penfolds RWT Barossa Valley Shiraz (2008), and Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay (2008).

The much-ballyood celebrity-studded event is slated to kick off on April 30th at 7 p.m.

The following day, on May 1st, a wine-tasting ceremony will follow-up at a humbler more-affordabe rate of $75.00 with Winemaking Ambassador Matt Lane at the helm.

Reservations and Information

Lily.Lane@penfolds.com

707.299.3252



Pinot Days in Southern California...taste 90 Pinot Noirs! Thursday thru Saturday! Santa Monica!

 

Pinot days in Southern California is back with a vengeance!

Wine companies will be offering up Pinot samples during a three-day period at the Santa Monica Airport Barker Hangar this weekend (Thursday thru Saturday) alongside a handful of local restaurants on-the-ready to serve up a smorgasboard of delectable treats to pair with the stellar bill-of-fare.

You won't want to miss out on Saturday's Grand Tasting which will showcase over 90 phenomenal producers of pinot noir.

Consumers will be able to swill up to 300 pinots from all the important domestic pinot noir regions surrounding Southern California - for example - from the Russian River Valley to Oregon, Carneros to the Santa Lucia Highlands, and the Anderson Valley to the Sonoma Coast.

Hurry and snap up tickets now 'cause they're going fast!

See 'ya there!

Tickets & Info

http://www.pinotdays.com

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